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Chuck Dobson yielded only four hits and extended his personal winning streak to six games by pitching the Athletics to a 4-1 victory over the Royals. The A's scored two of their runs in fourth. Joe Rudi bunted safely but hurt his hand and gave way to Felipe Alou, who scored on a double by Sal Bando. Don Mincher singled to plate Bando. Two other runs followed in the sixth on a walk to Bando, double by Mincher and single by Reggie Jackson. [The Sporting News] Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 1Game Played on Wednesday, August 5, 1970 (Night game) at Municipal StadiumA's 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 6 1
Royals 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0
A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Monday cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .306 Kelly rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .239
Donaldson ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .277 Rojas 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .228
Rudi lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291
Alou pr,lf 2 1 0 0 0 0 .289 Piniella lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .315
Bando 3b 2 2 1 1 2 1 .269 Kirkpatrick c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229
Mincher 1b 4 1 3 2 0 1 .248 Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265
Jackson rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .232 Schaal 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .262
Fernandez c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .220 Severson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234
Green 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Drago p 2 0 0 1 0 0 .064
Dobson p 3 0 0 0 1 0 .162 Sorrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Totals 30 4 6 4 5 4 Totals 33 1 4 1 1 6
Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 9,274
Left on Base: A's 5, Royals 6
DP: A's 0, Royals 1
Errors: Bando
Doubles: Mincher 2 (15), Bando (12), Schaal (9)
Caught Stealing: Monday (6), Jackson (13)
GIDP: Rudi (6)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (7,by Drago)
A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Dobson W(13-10) 9 4 1 1 1 6 0 34 3.67
Totals 9 4 1 1 1 6 0 34
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Drago L(6-10) 7 6 4 4 4 3 0 29 4.34
Burgmeier 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 3.00
Totals 9 6 4 4 5 4 0 36
Hit by Pitch: Drago (6)
Wild Pitches: Dobson (5)
Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Frank Umont
ATHLETICS 1ST: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first);
Donaldson walked; Rudi grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Donaldson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Kelly struck out; Rojas singled to left; Otis forced
Rojas (third to second); Piniella grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando struck out; Mincher doubled to right;
Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Mincher to third];
Fernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Oliver grounded out
(third to first); Schaal grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Green flied out to right; Dobson walked; Monday
forced Dobson (second to shortstop); Monday was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics
0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Severson reached on an error by Bando [Severson to
first]; On a bunt Drago forced Severson (first to shortstop);
Kelly singled to center [Drago to second]; Rojas flied out to
left; Otis made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Donaldson grounded out (pitcher to first); On a
bunt Rudi singled; Joe Rudi hurt hand on bunt; ALOU RAN
FOR RUDI; Bando doubled to left [Alou scored, Bando to third (on
throw to home)]; Mincher singled to center [Bando scored];
Jackson was hit by a pitch [Mincher to second]; Fernandez struck
out; Green forced Jackson (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Piniella grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick made an out to first;
Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Dobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
struck out; Donaldson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Schaal doubled; Severson grounded out (second to
first) [Schaal to third]; Drago reached on a fielder's choice
[Schaal scored]; Kelly flied out to center; Rojas walked [Drago
to second]; Otis forced Drago (third unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Bando walked;
Mincher doubled to left [Bando scored]; Jackson singled to right
[Mincher scored]; Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Fernandez walked; Green forced Fernandez (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 1.
ROYALS 6TH: Piniella struck out; Kirkpatrick flied out to left;
Oliver popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 1.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Dobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
grounded out (second to first); Donaldson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 1.
ROYALS 7TH: Schaal singled to right; Severson popped to catcher
in foul territory; SORRELL BATTED FOR DRAGO; Sorrell grounded
out (first unassisted) [Schaal to second]; Dobson threw a wild
pitch [Schaal to third]; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 1.
ATHLETICS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED SORRELL (PITCHING); Alou
grounded out (second to first); Bando walked; Mincher was called
out on strikes; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 1.
ROYALS 8TH: Rojas made an out to second; Otis struck out;
Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4,
Royals 1.
ATHLETICS 9TH: Fernandez made an out to second; Green grounded
out (third to first); Dobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 1.
ROYALS 9TH: Kirkpatrick struck out; Oliver struck out; Schaal
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 1.
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